Otter News
March 2023 Newsletter
River Oaks Elementary
Rene Cazier, Principal
Nicole Williams, Assistant Principal
Matthew Holt, Assistant Principal
Billy Gainus, Assistant Principal
Website: https://www.horrycountyschools.net/River_Oaks_Elementary
Location: 700 Augusta Plantation Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Phone: 843-903-6300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riveroakselementary/
Message from the Principal
School Climate Parent Survey
Parents, the South Carolina Department of Education is asking parents of students in grades 3-12 to participate in a School Climate Survey for their child/children’s school.
Each parent will have an opportunity to fill out a survey per student. Please take a couple of minutes to answer a few questions about how your child’s school is doing. You may use the Parent Portal (PowerSchool) app on your mobile device or a computer to complete the survey. The deadline to complete the survey is Friday, April 14, 2023.
Directions for parents to access the School Climate Parent Survey:
Log in to the Parent Portal (PowerSchool): https://bit.ly/3XZlM7T or the PowerSchool app.
If you are using a computer, click the word “Forms” on the left side. If you are using the app, click “More” with the three dots on the bottom right and then “Forms.”
Find the SCDE School Climate Parent Survey and click on it.
Questions?
If you cannot complete the survey via the Parent Portal (PowerSchool), please contact the Horry County Schools Accountability and Instruction Office at (843) 488-6844 or contact Shelley Todd at STodd@horrycountyschools.net.
Your time and effort in completing this survey are greatly appreciated!
Registration for CD - 1st Grade opens on March 27th!
Read Across America "Oh the Places You'll Go!"
Most Improved Readers for February 2023
Malcolm Mitchell's READBowl winners!
Students around Horry County Schools recently participated in the READBowl competition, sponsored by former NFL Super Bowl champion Malcolm Mitchell’s Share the Magic Foundation.
The READBowl is divided into four “conferences” made up of teams from different grade levels. The Primary Conference includes Pre-K through second-grade students, while the Big 3 Conference is exclusively for third graders. The Elementary Conference is for students in fourth- and fifth-grade students, and the Middle Conference is for sixth through eighth graders.
This year’s READBowl had over 4,000 teams made up of over 110,000 students around the world who read a combined total of over 87 million minutes. In HCS alone, students read over 20 million minutes. That equates to almost 39 years of reading! That’s an average of about 395 hours of reading by each of the 856 HCS teams, or about 14 hours per day over the 28 days of READBowl. The average HCS student read 17.7 hours, or 37.8 minutes each day.
This was the first year that HCS participated in READBowl districtwide. Teams from all 28 elementary and 13 middle schools worked hard to win their conferences. HCS’s rookie teams were up against seasoned veterans. Teams from across HCS consistently ranked in the top 25 for their conference throughout the competition. Three teams were also declared “state champions” for South Carolina for having the highest number of books read among other teams in their conference around the state, even though they didn’t win at the national level. Below is a list of the state champions and schools with one or more teams finishing the competition in the top 25 of their conference.
State Champions:
- Primary Conference – Ms. Rhyne’s class, Palmetto Bays Elementary
- Big 3 Conference – Mr. Fox’s class, River Oaks Elementary
- Middle Conference – Ms. Wims’ 4th block class, Ten Oaks Middle
Big 3 (3rd Grade) Top 25:
- Palmetto Bays Elementary
- River Oaks Elementary
- Seaside Elementary
Staff Achievements!
Congratulations Mrs. Floyd!
Congratulations Mrs. Taylor!
Congratulations Mrs. Carfolite!
News from River Oaks PTO
From the Cafeteria:
Free / Reduced Lunch Application Link
Meal Prices for 2022 - 2023
Breakfast students: $1.10
Reduced breakfast: $0.30
Elementary Lunch: $2.70
Reduced Lunch: $0.40
Morning Car Rider Drop Off:
- TO PROMOTE GREATER SAFETY, Parents should remain in their cars during drop off.
- When all traffic stops, please say quick good-byes and make sure your child has all his/her school materials. Please have your child exit the car promptly from the right side near the curb. Any slow exiting cause a greater backup of cars.
- No drop off should occur in the front parking lot.
Afternoon Car Rider Pick Up:
- Parents must have the school issued car tag visible on the left corner of the dashboard so the "caller" may easily read it.
- If you do not have a school issued car tag, your child will NOT be called to dismiss and you will have to come into the school with proof of Identification.
Picking Your Child Up Early
The latest dismissal from the main office is 2pm.
Students will not be called down to the main office after 2pm. If you have an afternoon appointment for your child please be sure to pick them up before 2pm. Thank you.
If you know you will pick your child up early, send a handwritten note in with your student stating the time the student will be picked up. When picking up your student, please go to the Main Office to sign your student out. All students MUST be signed out by a parent or guardian before leaving campus.
Identification is required to pick up your student.
Student will not be released to anyone not listed in PowerSchool as an approved pick up unless we received written notification from the parent/guardian.
Upcoming Events:
3/12 - Spring Forward - Turn clocks forward 1 hour.
3/13 - No School
3/15 - Student Council Meeting 6:45 am
3/16 - 2nd Grade Musical
3/21 - PTO sponsored Dine and Donate - The Hangout - 4-8 pm
3/23 - End of 3rd Quarter
3/27 - Registration opens for CD through 1st Grade.
3/28 - Kona Ice during recess (Grades 3-5)
3/29 - HCS Technology Fair
3/30 - Talent Showcase Event - 6-8 pm